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<br />Staff Report <br /> <br />Zone Change Request #R07-001 <br /> <br />April 19, 2007 <br /> <br />Requested by: Tom Cauthens, Agent on behalf of City of La Porte, Trustee <br /> <br />Requested for: Approximately 5 acres of land located in the William M. Jones Survey, <br />Abstract No. 482 and further described as 4.53 acres, Tract 33, Treatment <br />Plant Site and 0.39 acre as Lot 49, Block 39, Fairmont Park West, Section 5, <br />La Porte, Harris County, Texas. <br /> <br />Location: Fairmont Parkway at Willmont Drive <br /> <br />Present Zonm!!: Medium Density Residential (R-2) <br /> <br />Requested Zonm!!: Neighborhood Commercial (NC) <br /> <br />Surroundin!! Zonin!!: <br /> <br />North - Low Density Residential (R -1 ) <br />South - Fairmont Parkway <br />East - Low Density Residential (R-l) <br />West - Low Density Residential (R-1) & Medium Density Residential (R-2) <br /> <br />Back2round: <br /> <br />Approximately 5 acres of undeveloped land is located at the northeast comer <br />of Fairmont Parkway at Willmont Drive, a primary access to Fairmont Park <br />West Subdivision. The subject property is adjacent to Big Island Slough to <br />the east and Fairmont Park West to the north and west. The property is <br />owned by the City of La Porte. This property was the old treatment plant <br />site with pump station located adjacent to the Big Island Slough. Later on, <br />the property was considered as a potential site for the future Police <br />Department building. The new Police department building is currently under <br />construction along Spencer Highway at North 23rd Street. The subject tract <br />was included in surplus property sale. <br /> <br />Last year, the City did not receive any bids for these particular tracts (4.53 <br />acres and 0.39 ac.), which were listed for $288,000.00 and $30,000.00 <br />respectively. Earlier this year, Warwick Homes c/o Tom Cauthens <br />successfully bid on the 4.53 acres tract. The subject property is under <br />contract but not closed as of date. Recently, the applicant met with the staff <br />and discussed his future plans for this property. Subsequently, staff had a <br />workshop with the Commission at the February 15, 2007, meeting, for the <br />possibility of a rezone. The Commission recommended Neighborhood <br />Commercial (NC). If rezoned, the property will be developed for <br />commerciaVretail purposes. <br /> <br />-' ' -, (""f <br />BHll31T' <br />,'. V <br />